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When the sun once again crosses the apex of the dome, representing the beginning of a new day, the continent also ushers in the final end of autumn. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info then came the cold winter -- exactly the same as in previous years, without any difference.

However, it was an extremely unusual day for all the countries on the continent.

Because on this very day, the Knights of the Last Rite, which had disappeared from the continent for a full seventy years, announced its comeback!!

As soon as the news came out, all the countries were shocked, and the envoys sent by almost every country to King West City quickly transmitted this information to their own countries as soon as possible, and almost all countries gave the same order after receiving the information: continue to pay attention to the actions of the Knights of the End, and report any of their actions immediately!!

As a result, the Twilight Forest has become the target of many people's attention, and some countries have sent people to the Twilight Forest to try to make contact with the Knights of the End. Of course, the intelligence services of these countries also began to work at a rapid pace, quickly gathering all of Yuren's actions during this time, and then reporting to his superiors. And after getting this information, the minds of all the countries sighed in unison, and then reluctantly threw the information aside -- what was written on it was the same as if it was not, and there was no difference from before, and no one knew what the Knights of the End of Heaven wanted to do.

Even so, there are a few key issues that have been focused. According to the intelligence, Yulian has a good personal relationship with Larry Bod, the court mage of the Kingdom of West, and has a good relationship with the Mage Guild. But just the day before yesterday, he single-handedly broke into the Church of Grace and killed two Knights of Grace, so the nations also saw that, at least in the overall situation, the Knights of the Last Grace had not changed much from before -- they still had a good relationship with the Mage Association, and at the same time they were extremely bad with the Church of Grace.

Of course, these two are forces that transcend national borders, and it is unrealistic for countries to want to do something about it, but they are not stupid, the Mage Association will not care about it first, the Church of Grace is not a big trouble, and the history of the Knights of the Ultimate Order's previous destruction of three sacred countries that are closely related to the Church of Grace has been dug up again. And the Church of Divine Grace has churches in more or less various countries, and those countries in the past would protect their churches because of the strength of the Church of Divine Grace. But this time, various countries have changed this policy openly and covertly, and some of the major powers have directly sent people to inform the Church of Holy Grace that there is a conflict between you and the Knights of the Last Grace, and we do not want to be implicated in this, so we are now relieved of our defense duties. If you want to protect the church, then send your own people.

Of course, this is what those powerful countries dare to say, and those small countries that do not have such strong forces naturally dare not speak to the Holy Grace Church like this, but they have also privately greeted and ordered the garrison to stay away from the location of the Holy Grace Church, even if something happens there, do not care, let alone interfere.

It is precisely because of this change that for a long time after that, the environment around the Church of Holy Grace has deteriorated extremely, and the place that should have been a holy land has become a hotbed of crime.

All countries are paying attention to the statement of the Mage Association and the Church of Holy Grace, but the Mage Society is very disappointed not to make any statement. After all, although the civilization on this continent is developed, in general, there is still no news system, and it is impossible for reporters to chase after them to inquire. Therefore, there is no other way for everyone to wait for these large forces to take the initiative to express their positions. Some of those who have a good relationship with the Mage Guild have also inquired, and those mages have privately stated that they do not have too many concerns about the appearance of the Knights of the End. Of course, from a private standpoint. As for the official attitude......... Today's weather hahaha...... The Mage Association didn't have much to gain, but these people were not surprised, in fact, what they were most worried about was the Church of Holy Grace, after all, when the Last Knights appeared, there was a big battle with the Holy Grace Church, with millions of casualties and the destruction of the Three Kingdoms, and the Holy Grace Church almost didn't even save their lives. This time, the Knights of the Last Grace made a high-profile appearance again, and they also killed two Knights of Grace to make a good start, and many people were worried that the Church of Grace would gather people to launch a holy war again, so they were also becoming more and more nervous, but the Church of Grace did not seem to have such a will, and they remained silent, as if they had never heard of this matter at all. Of course, this is only the attitude of the Church of Holy Grace on the surface, and it is not known how it is in private.

In West, there is another thing that is much more important than the Knights of the End.

That is, Her Royal Highness Princess O'Faryl, who had been rumored to have died thirty years ago, reappeared in front of the public! And what is even more surprising is that just a few days later, Grand Duke Huran and Grand Duke Wall, as well as Grand Duke Fran, the three great nobles who control the largest territory in the south of the kingdom, actually announced at the same time that they will no longer accept the jurisdiction of West V, let alone obey the orders of West V. Not only that, but they also want West V to explain the death of Princess O'Faryl thirty years ago.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately made the turbulent West Kingdom a little more uncertain.

You must know that the Grand Duke is different from the Great Noble, although the Grand Nobles nominally govern a territory and can also have private soldiers, but the number of their private soldiers is strictly limited, and the army of the territory is still under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family. But the Grand Dukes are different, in their territories, everything from the army to the law, they have the final say.

Of course, this is not something that everyone can do. These three archdukes were always in charge of the southern territory of the kingdom, which was where the food and tax revenue of the entire kingdom were produced. It can be said that a quarter of the kingdom's financial and food revenues come from here. Therefore, for the family that controls and manages here, the Western royal family also chooses members very solemnly. All three archdukes came from old aristocratic families in the country, were loyal to the royal family, and were supporters of that kind of orthodoxy. Generally speaking, even if the king does something particularly absurd, even if it is a loss of power and humiliation of the country, they will not betray the royal family.

But now, this insistence on orthodoxy has become a double-edged sword.

In fact, a long time ago, there was no debate among the important ministers about who should inherit the throne between Princess Ofariel and Prince Pox. After all, Ofariel is young and talented, and he is very steady. If she is allowed to inherit the throne, it will naturally be a good choice for the country. But from a traditional point of view, Ofaril was born in the side room after all, and as a female surname, she always has a congenital weakness. But Prince Pokx was born orthodox, and of course he didn't have the intelligence of O'Fariel, but he wasn't much of a waste. Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with him succeeding to the throne.

These two opinions have been relatively inconsistent, and it is not until Ofaril takes the initiative to draw a line with the military that everyone understands the princess's intentions - for them, since the parties do not want to fight for it, then they don't have to bother with this heart. And, in a way, it's probably the best combination, with Prince Poxes on the throne and Princess Offariel on the side, which would definitely make West a powerful nation.

However, this beautiful dream was dashed with the unexpected death of Princess Offariel, and from that time on, the whole of West had begun to come to a stormy end. For the three archdukes, such a decision was not surprising, after all, Princess Ofaril had the right to inherit in the first place. Although it is not very orthodox, it also has the blood of the royal family. And Prince Box can be said to be half and half. But now, the prince has killed Her Royal Highness with his own hands, which means that his inheritance is no longer so orthodox! For the royal party, the royal family is naturally the object of their allegiance, but even among them, everyone has the right to choose who they need to be loyal to. At this moment, in the eyes of the royal party, it was a great rebellion for West V to kill his half-sister, and during the subsequent governance of the country, he was not able to make the kingdom move in a better direction, but became more and more declining and incompetent. For such a king, in fact, the statements made by the three archdukes are already tantamount to forcing him to abdicate. After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if the king wants to explain the accident at the beginning, then it is undoubtedly equivalent to asking the king to admit that he killed Her Royal Highness the princess with his own hands, so his kingship will naturally not be able to continue. No one would agree with such a person as a king, so the three archdukes asking His Majesty the King to explain this matter is only a political euphemism.

Of course, among them, the discerning person is also keenly aware of another problem -- that is, Princess O'Faryl's current identity is the aide-de-camp of the head of the Knight of the End, and as we all know, the Knight of the End has no position, and, anyway, after all, West V killed Her Royal Highness the Princess, if O'Faryl can't swallow this breath and wants revenge, then the Knight of the End is very likely to be moved, and by that time, I'm afraid that before the war with the Sith Empire, West has been completely destroyed. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the reason why these three grand dukes did this was because they had the meaning of losing their pawns and protecting the car. After all, O'Faryl was obviously a better choice than the incompetent West, not to mention that behind her now stood the Knights of the Last Days, far beyond the strength of the kingdom - once they befriended her, they might even be protected by the Knights of the Last Days, which was the most important thing.

Compared with the rise and fall of the state, the life and death of a king himself is not so important......... Not to mention an incompetent king.

"We will conduct a thorough and definitive investigation into this matter, and will submit a detailed report on this matter to Her Royal Highness as soon as possible, and I hope that Your Royal Highness will be able to focus on the overall situation............"

Thinking of this, Yuren raised his head and looked at Ofariel, who was sitting beside him, with a smile.

"It seems that your prestige is very high, how about it? Do you want to return to this country and become queen? If you want, I promise that you will be able to sit on the throne tomorrow, and that idiot king will never protest - the dead do not need to protest. ”

"But I'm also dead, Lord Yuren. ”

Hearing this, O'Faryl smiled bitterly and rolled her eyes angrily.

"But I still have to solemnly protest against your statement. ”

"Alright, that's it for the joke......... What are you going to do?"

In response to Ofariel's complaints, Yulian obviously did not intend to respond seriously, but turned his hand and threw the gilded letter over. Offariel, however, did not reach out to the end, and she just stared blankly as the letter fell to the ground.

"I don't know. ”

After a long time, she said with a wry smile.

"I really don't know, I'm tired, Lord Yuren. I don't have much affection for the Kingdom of West, for the royal family, and the reason why I have to do all this is for my mother, so that the nobles can respect her and say to her from the bottom of their hearts, 'You have a good daughter'. In order for the people to respect her and love her, I worked hard and tried hard to do all this. But now that my mother is dead, what is the point of everything I have done? No matter how much I am praised by the nobles and loved by many people, I can no longer hear my mother say to me, 'Well done', so what is the point of all this to me? I have worked hard and in the end I have not been rewarded in the end. My mother didn't even live out her old age in peace, but was put to death on the charge of humiliation, so what's the point of me doing all this? Even if I become queen and clear my mother's innocence, but my mother doesn't know it, then what's the point of all this I'm doing?

O'Faryl used four "what's the point" in a row to ask rhetorically, and it was obvious that her mood was extremely low at the moment. This girl didn't have a strong desire for power, everything she did was for her mother, for her mother to be happy, but now, the person she fought for was dead, and for Ofariel, the goal she had been working for collapsed in an instant.

"I don't care about the future of the Kingdom of West, I don't care about the threat of the Kingdom, I just want to see my mother smile softly and be proud of what I've done, and that's all I've been working on......... I'm a selfish woman!

As she spoke, Ofariel's voice grew louder and higher, and then, as if she had lost her strength, she leaned on Yuren's shoulder.

"But now, it doesn't matter, Lord Yulian, whether it's the West Kingdom or the Sith Empire, I don't care......... Without my mother's praise, it would be worthless for me to do any more. For me...... That's it. ”

Feeling Ofariel's sadness, Julien was silent. Since leaving the royal city, the princess seemed to have lost hope in everything, and she didn't even care about her former fame, because for Ofariel, the fame she had earned through her efforts was only for the sake of her mother. And now, Her Royal Highness the princess seems to have given up on herself.

"You've decided?"

"Yes, Lord Yuren. ”

Offariel lowered her head and nodded slightly. Then she smiled wryly again.

"Otherwise, what do you think I will do? Even after they have vindicated my mother's name? Indeed, I think it is not difficult for these three Grand Dukes to find out what is going on about my mother. But then? They might build a cemetery for my mother, and I would accept their request to be queen, and then work every day to deal with the affairs of the kingdom? Then go to my mother's cemetery at my leisure and confide in a cold tombstone!?"

With that, Ofariel clenched his fists again.

"I'm not the kind of woman who escapes reality! The reality is that my mother has been put to death and she won't respond to what I say anymore, so what's the point of me doing this? Will my mother be happy? Will she be proud of what I've done? I don't know! Because she's dead and will never give me any answers!!"

It has to be said that O'Faryl's words, although cruel, are cold facts, and a girl's efforts for an imaginary phantom are certainly a story worthy of the reader's sadness and sighing, but one day, the dream will finally wake up. Someone will always come and yell at her, "Wake up, all you wish for is just a fantasy!"

That's it.

"I see what you mean. ”

Hearing O'Faryl's final answer, Yuren gently stroked her hair.

"Now, then, I'm going back to the front to continue overseeing the Sith Empire's operations, what about you?Miss Ofaril?If you wish, you can go back to the Twilight Forest and rest for a while. Besides, I think since that announcement, the Twilight Forest has become a bit lively, and someone has to calm the situation. ”

"I ..............."

Hearing this, Ofariel was silent for a moment.

Then she shook her head.

"You were the one who brought me out of the Twilight Forest, Lord Yuren, I think I'm still up to the job, and if you think I can't do anything to build a line of defense against the Sith Empire, you can order me to go back, but if you're just asking for my opinion, then I have no intention of leaving at the moment. ”

Looking into Offaril's eyes, Julien nodded inwardly, indeed, as Offariel said, now she had lost what she had fought for. But her pride and pride did not fall because of this, and although the previous battle with the Wind Bringer was a serious blow to Ofariel, it was clear that Her Royal Highness was not depressed by this.

Even under such harsh conditions in front of her, she was still able to muster up her spirits to make such judgments and decisions, and it was obvious that the psychological quality of Her Royal Highness the princess was still very good.

"Are you sure there is nothing wrong with it, Miss Ofariel? ”

"I'm sure!"

At this, Ofariel clenched his fists again.

"Yuren-sama, I will try my best and will never let up. ”

(To be continued)